Enforcing contracts: Filing and service in Netherlands

Netherlands: Enforcing contracts: Filing and service was 10 days in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
10 days
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
186th
of 191 countries
All-time high
10 days
in 2011
All-time low
10 days
in 2011
Years of data
9
2011–2019

Enforcing contracts: Filing and service in Netherlands, 2011–2019

02468102011201520192011: 10 days2012: 10 days2013: 10 days2014: 10 days2015: 10 days2016: 10 days2017: 10 days2018: 10 days2019: 10 days

Source: World Bank. Measured in days.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enforcing contracts: filing and service in Netherlands is 10 days, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: filing and service in Netherlands peaked at 10 days in 2011 and was at its lowest, 10 days, in 2011.

That places Netherlands 186th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Enforcing contracts: Filing and service in Netherlands, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Filing and service (days) in Netherlands, 2011 to 2019.
Year days Change
2011 10 days —
2012 10 days +0.0%
2013 10 days +0.0%
2014 10 days +0.0%
2015 10 days +0.0%
2016 10 days +0.0%
2017 10 days +0.0%
2018 10 days +0.0%
2019 10 days +0.0%

Netherlands compared with similar countries

  • Netherlands's 10 days is below the median for high income countries, which is 30 days, 33% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Netherlands's 10 days is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 40 days, 25% of the median. (49 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 186 Italy 10 days compare
  2. 186 Namibia 10 days compare
  3. 189 New Zealand 7 days compare
  4. 189 Tonga 7 days compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: filing and service in Netherlands?
Enforcing contracts: filing and service in Netherlands was 10 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: filing and service recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 10 days in 2011.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: filing and service recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 10 days in 2011.
How does Netherlands rank for enforcing contracts: filing and service?
Netherlands ranks 186th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: filing and service rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Netherlands data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Enforcing contracts: Filing and service (days). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enforcing contracts: Filing and service (days)
Unit
days
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 1,711 data points, 2011–2019
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The time for filing and service captures the time from the moment plaintiff decides to sue until defendant is served.